Jeniveve Rollins
LCSW · Clinical Director
21+ years with young adults: anxiety, depression, ADHD, neurodiversity, and family communication.
A therapeutic program for young adults
Find momentum again. The spark is still there.
Ignite is a small, nature-immersed therapeutic program in the Blue Ridge Mountains for young adults who feel stuck. We help them build the skills, confidence and relationships to move forward. Your family gets weekly coaching too.
Licensed cliniciansWeekly family coaching529-plan eligible
- 6clinical touch points every week
- 1small, cohesive group that lives and learns together
- 529Education Savings Plan eligible, for up to 93 days
Sound familiar?
Capable of more than the last year has shown.
Maybe school stalled, or the plan for what came next never took shape. You may know exactly what you want to be capable of and feel stuck on how to get there. That gap says nothing about who you are. With the right skills, a supportive place to practice them, and people who have time for you, you can close the gap.
- i.You left college, or never started, and haven’t found your footing since
- ii.Days have narrowed to a room, a screen, and sleeping late
- iii.Anxiety, depression, ADHD, or OCD make ordinary steps feel bigger than they should
- iv.Friendships and social situations feel harder than they should
- v.You hold yourself to a standard that makes starting hard
- vi.You want more from your life, and you’re ready to work for it
None of this is permanent. With the right support, it moves.
Talk it through with admissionsYour call
This is yours, not something done to you.
You are an adult. Coming here is your decision, and so is what you do with it. Nobody here is going to try to turn you into someone else. The work is about becoming more of who you already are.
What you get is a small group, therapists with time for you, and real skills: managing money, keeping a schedule, cooking a week of meals, or planning something and finishing it. Hard at first, then less so. You will probably surprise yourself.
Ask us anything, firstLife at Ignite
What it looks like when the spark catches.
Mornings on the dock. A hard climb. Dinner with friends. The ordinary moments where confidence comes back.
From a graduating student
“The place that taught me to remember and feel joy.”An Ignite graduate
“At Ignite, you’ll probably feel kind of uncomfortable a lot of the time, but uncomfortable isn’t always bad. Coming here taught me a lot. You’ll learn how to function again. You’ll learn how to lead, even when you don’t want to. You’ll learn self-awareness, self-efficacy. You will grow.”
“The people here care, they help and are kind. They’re here for you and you need to be there for you too. Don’t let your mental health dictate your life and actions. Choose help and you will get it, especially here.”
Our approach
Change doesn’t strike. It catches.
Confidence through competence. A small community means more staff time, more therapy time, and a plan built around one person instead of a cohort.
i.
Deep clinical work
2 individual and 2 group sessions a week with licensed clinicians, using evidence-based approaches including CBT and DBT, on a treatment plan written for one person. A local psychiatric provider manages medication.
ii.
Therapy into action
Real life skills, practiced daily: planning a week, cooking a meal, handling a hard conversation. Every day closes with Honor Circle.
iii.
Your family, too
Weekly coaching for your family, so the relationship gets rebuilt and progress holds at home.
How it works
Skills first. Then the room to use them.
An intentional sequence, paced to the person rather than a calendar: safety and rhythm, then skills built deliberately, then the autonomy to practice them. The goal is resilience, confidence and hope, for the student and the whole family.
Steady ground
Sleep, food, movement, a healthier relationship with tech, and goals you help set.
Skills, built deliberately
CBT and DBT skills learned with real one-on-one time, then practiced in everyday situations until they hold.
Room to use them
More autonomy as the skills take root, with room to take risks, lead, and ask for help.
Carrying it forward
A school, work, and living plan built with your family, so the momentum continues after Ignite.
Clinical team
Small on purpose, so every person’s story matters.
Sarah Broughton
LCMHCS · Family Therapist
Leads the family work that helps change last at home.
Leah Madamba
MS, LCMHC, CPC · Family Coach
Meets weekly with parents to teach the same SEL skills their young adult is learning.
The setting
Far enough from the old routine.
A private lakeside campus beside DuPont State Forest, with waterfalls, trails, and a working barn, about 30 minutes from Asheville Regional Airport.
For parents
“Ignite gave my son the right level of support and the right level of challenge, and he thrived as a result.”Ann · Parent of an Ignite student
You’re not handing your child off. You’re part of the work, every week.
2individual therapy sessions a week
2group sessions a week
1parent coaching call every week
1treatment-planning call every week
Cost & funding
Straight answers about paying for it.
Tuition is $775 a day, all-inclusive: therapy, family coaching, programming, and room and board, plus a one-time $4,900 enrollment fee. Admission is rolling, with no waitlist when there’s a fit.
Tuition, all-inclusive$775 / day
Plus a one-time $4,900 enrollment fee. Length of stay follows progress, so admissions will build an estimate with you on the first call.
- Individual therapy, twice weekly
- Group therapy, twice weekly
- Weekly parent coaching
- Weekly treatment planning
- Equine & adventure programming
- Academics & life-skills curriculum
- Psychiatric coordination
- Room, board & transport on campus
529 education savings
529 funds can cover the full cost of Ignite for up to 93 days.
Insurance
Ignite is out-of-network. Some plans reimburse part of the clinical care, and admissions can help you check yours.
Ask about 529 funding
Admissions
It starts with one conversation.
No application and no obligation. Just an honest talk about what’s happening and whether Ignite is the right fit. If it isn’t, we’ll help you find what is.
- i.
Free consultation
A confidential call with admissions at a time that works for you.
- ii.
Clinical review
Our clinical team reviews fit and answers your questions directly.
- iii.
Arrival plan
Dates, funding, travel, and how to talk with your young adult.
Prefer to talk now?
(828) 214-7807Common questions
Before you call.
What if my young adult doesn’t want to come?
It’s common, and at 18+ it’s their decision. Admissions helps you plan that conversation. Because Ignite is voluntary and challenge-by-choice, a reluctant young adult is often willing to try.
Is this wilderness therapy?
No. Ignite is nature-based, not primitive. Students live on a lakeside campus with dorms, a lodge, and a library, and spend real time outdoors every day.
How long do students stay?
It depends on the student. Length of stay is guided by progress on the treatment plan rather than a fixed calendar, and admissions will give you a realistic estimate early.
Where are you located?
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, beside DuPont State Forest and about 30 minutes from Asheville Regional Airport.
Rolling admissions
Give the spark some air.
One free, confidential conversation can show you what’s possible.